Example sentences of "[pron] and [vb past] it [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After she had squeezed blood out of me and squirted it into little bottles , she said ‘ Thank you very much ’ — I thought ‘ That was n't so bad ’ and was halfway out the door when a nurse redirected me to a bed and rolled up my sleeve . |
| 2 | He placed a little white enamel cup before each of them and filled it with strong black tea . |
| 3 | This case was so complex and difficult that it filled many books of written record and there was so much opposing evidence that it was difficult to get at the truth , but he at last clarified everything and settled it with such skill and wisdom that all commended his extreme cleverness . |
| 4 | Jack snatched it from him and tore it in two . |
| 5 | When it was obvious that Inez was not coming back he packed up everything connected with her and stored it in one of the attics . |
| 6 | He was right , of course , she knew that , but she picked up the brandy Mick got her and downed it in one , then hovered on the edge of her seat until he gave up and walked her home . |
| 7 | I remember I bought about 100 copies of it and sent it to various agents , bookers , and media . |
| 8 | His agent , Peter Müller , had prepared it and left it in one of the embassy ‘ letter boxes ’ for collection . |
| 9 | I spotted it and lost it at that last roundabout . |
| 10 | Lowes did in fact trace many of the images unerringly to their source ; and what was even more interesting was how Coleridge 's mind took the raw material of some explorer , and twisted it and mixed it with many other ideas to produce the incomparable poetry of The Ancient Mariner and Xanadu . |
| 11 | When Councillor and his Party showed the care and concern they have for our staff , when sixty members of our staff on that day attended a committee meeting of this Council to see the Labour leader open it and shut it without any debate whatsoever and walk out of the room . |
| 12 | Sarah finished the washing-up and , taking off her apron , folded it and placed it in one of the table drawers . |